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Wren /ren/ noun A member of the WRNS wren /ren/ noun- A member of a genus (Troglodytes) of small songbirds, having very short and rounded wings, and a short tail carried erect, or of any of several related genera, together forming the family Troglodytidae
- Specif in the UK, Troglodytes troglodytes
- Extended to various very small birds, such as the golden-crested wren (goldcrest) and the willow wren (willow warbler)
ORIGIN: OE wrenna, wrænna wren tit noun A Californian bird (Chamaea fasciata) resembling the wren and the titmouse |